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Default Re: TDOL: UE Quiz-Wish

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Originally Posted by blacknomi
Q2 - I wish they ____ keep the noise down next door.
would
could




I think "could" is better than "would". Frankly, I think "would" is wrong.




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Blacknomi
No, "would" is not wrong. However, try saying "I wish I would keep the noise down." How does that sound to you? I ask because using "I wish I would" has come up before here. So, I'm curious about what you think about it as someone whose first language is not English.

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